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On Immigration, Let’s Just Follow the Constitution
Both sides’ tactics and threats on immigration are hurting America’s constitutional balance. Source link
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Trump Advisers Quietly Turn on Stephen Miller as Brutal ICE Poll Hits
After we recorded this episode, we noticed that Axios is reporting that anger is rising at Stephen Miller inside Donald Trump’s inner…
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Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal
The Rwandan government is claiming it is owed £100m by the UK over payments due under an asylum agreement cancelled by Prime Minister Sir…
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As the greenback dives, one of Asia-Pacific’s top-performing currencies is trouncing the Singdollar
The Australian dollar surged to its strongest position against the greenback in over two years The US dollar skidded to a four-year low on…
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Zelensky condemns Russian drone strike that killed five on passenger train
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned as "terrorism" a Russian drone attack on a crowded passenger train that local…
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'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat
Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this…
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Herzog announces visit to Australia, will meet Australian Jews, political leaders during trip
President Isaac Herzog will be traveling to Australia from February 8 to February 12, where he will meet with Jewish leaders, victims of…
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Trump Thinks This Is the Main Issue With Alex Pretti’s Death
Normally, the FBI would handle such an investigation, considering that it has the lab facilities and investigators experienced with…
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Schumer balks at Trump's pullback in Minneapolis, government shutdown all but inevitable this week
The Senate returned to Washington Tuesday with just a few days to avert a partial government shutdown and an intractable impasse over…
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Ex-Nigeria oil minister in bribery trial spent £2m at Harrods, court hears
More than £2m was spent at Harrods on behalf of a then-Nigerian oil minister accused of accepting bribes from industry figures interested…
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Netanyahu says Gaza reconstruction depends on Hamas demilitarization
There will be no reconstruction of the Gaza Strip until after the area is demilitarized and tunnels constructed by Hamas are destroyed,…
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Slovakia takes EU to court over Russian gas import ban
Slovakia plans to file a complaint with the EU's top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), contesting the bloc's ban on imports of…
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“This Is a Warning”: ICE Agents Follow Protesters Home
In the aftermath of their deaths, thousands of Americans have taken to the streets in protest. Trump’s job score has nosedived, hitting a…
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Trump signs executive order to 'preempt' permitting process for fire-destroyed homes in L.A.
President Trump has announced an executive order to allow victims of the Los Angeles wildfires to rebuild without dealing with…
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Israeli ambassador calls for stronger anti-Semitism laws in Germany
Israel's ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, has called for tougher action against anti-Semitism in Germany on International Holocaust…
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The Problem Is Bigger Than ICE
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. The Immigration and…
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White House Leaves Stephen Miller Out of Meeting With Kristi Noem
He added that he believes the White House is “working on a game plan” to help federal agents “go about their job in a more structured way…
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Gaza’s unequal dead: 10,000 Palestinians under rubble, one Israeli captive
To retrieve one body, the Israeli military mobilised a fleet of tanks, drones, and what locals described as “explosive robots”. They…
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Transcript: A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump: “Breaking Point”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 27 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
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Bangladeshis seeking jobs in Russia forced to join war on Ukraine: Report
A labour recruiter persuaded Maksudur Rahman to leave the tropical warmth of his hometown in Bangladesh and travel thousands of miles to…
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As Newsom slams suppression of anti-Trump content, TikTok blames a technical glitch
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is investigating reports that TikTok is suppressing anti-Trump content days after the platform…
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Ukraine's new 35-year-old defense minister made 2 influential Telegram bloggers his advisors for drone warfare
Ukraine's defense minister has announced two new hires in the early days of his new tenure. They're two of the Ukraine war's biggest…
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Gold, silver rise to near record highs on lingering safe-haven demand
Gold rose on Tuesday (Jan 27), after breaking through the US$5,100 mark for the first time in the previous session, as safe-haven demand…
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This year’s tax refunds could be bigger: How to track yours
The White House said Monday that Americans are expected to receive the "largest" "tax refunds in U.S. history this filing season, citing…